Comments on: CEO of Compact Power on His Charge to Build the Volt’s Battery http://gm-volt.com/2008/04/29/ceo-of-compact-power-on-his-charge-to-build-the-volts-battery/ Real-time news, information, and discussion about the Chevrolet Volt. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:55:54 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Rashiid Amul http://gm-volt.com/2008/04/29/ceo-of-compact-power-on-his-charge-to-build-the-volts-battery/#comment-50798 Rashiid Amul Sun, 06 Jul 2008 13:36:25 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1043#comment-50798 . .

]]> By: N Riley http://gm-volt.com/2008/04/29/ceo-of-compact-power-on-his-charge-to-build-the-volts-battery/#comment-39111 N Riley Thu, 01 May 2008 20:57:57 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1043#comment-39111 GM needs to produce cars starting now that will get better gas mileage. Everyone here agrees with that. How they do it does not really matter as long as the fuel is readily available to the public and is environmental as good as current gasoline and diesel. Gasoline and diesel is still the best fuel until the Volt or others like it is on the market. I know GM can build high mileage cars. They just need to junk a lot of the excess weight and options (that cause some of the weight) and offer a "base" high mileage car that would be good for commuting. With today's fuel prices and the way they will increase in the future, GM could sell every one of them and not meet demand. So, listen up GM. That might keep me from buying a Prius until the Volt comes out. GM needs to produce cars starting now that will get better gas mileage. Everyone here agrees with that. How they do it does not really matter as long as the fuel is readily available to the public and is environmental as good as current gasoline and diesel. Gasoline and diesel is still the best fuel until the Volt or others like it is on the market. I know GM can build high mileage cars. They just need to junk a lot of the excess weight and options (that cause some of the weight) and offer a “base” high mileage car that would be good for commuting. With today’s fuel prices and the way they will increase in the future, GM could sell every one of them and not meet demand.

So, listen up GM. That might keep me from buying a Prius until the Volt comes out.

]]> By: N Riley http://gm-volt.com/2008/04/29/ceo-of-compact-power-on-his-charge-to-build-the-volts-battery/#comment-39110 N Riley Thu, 01 May 2008 20:40:30 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1043#comment-39110 #71 Mike D You nailed to number one reason. "but a chance to never use gas again?' says it exactly the way most of us feel. I want to kick the habit and kick the oil producers and distributors at the same time. (And I work for an oil company.) #71 Mike D

You nailed to number one reason. “but a chance to never use gas again?’ says it exactly the way most of us feel. I want to kick the habit and kick the oil producers and distributors at the same time. (And I work for an oil company.)

]]> By: Mike D http://gm-volt.com/2008/04/29/ceo-of-compact-power-on-his-charge-to-build-the-volts-battery/#comment-39063 Mike D Thu, 01 May 2008 05:43:15 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1043#comment-39063 #8 Amed M The Volt gets 50 mpg BECAUSE of the battery. You can't really get rid of it to cut costs and make it a 50 MPG car by itself. The combustion engine charges the battery and has no mechanical connection between it and the wheels. So it would be less efficient if JUST the engine were powering it. Plus making a 50 MPG car isn't THAT big of a deal. Diesel already does that and hybrids ALMOST do. (honda insight does). So if they just made it a 50 MPG car people wouldn't go ALL that crazy, but a chance to never use gas again? That's why this site exists. #8 Amed M

The Volt gets 50 mpg BECAUSE of the battery. You can’t really get rid of it to cut costs and make it a 50 MPG car by itself. The combustion engine charges the battery and has no mechanical connection between it and the wheels. So it would be less efficient if JUST the engine were powering it. Plus making a 50 MPG car isn’t THAT big of a deal. Diesel already does that and hybrids ALMOST do. (honda insight does). So if they just made it a 50 MPG car people wouldn’t go ALL that crazy, but a chance to never use gas again? That’s why this site exists.

]]> By: Bintoo http://gm-volt.com/2008/04/29/ceo-of-compact-power-on-his-charge-to-build-the-volts-battery/#comment-39040 Bintoo Thu, 01 May 2008 01:12:26 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1043#comment-39040 Let me make one thing perfectly clear, my next car and every car after that will be electric. $35,000 $40,000 whatever. Every time I drive past a gas station I will smile! It's a matter on principle now, not pure economics. GM will deliver! Let me make one thing perfectly clear, my next car and every car after that will be electric. $35,000 $40,000 whatever. Every time I drive past a gas station I will smile! It’s a matter on principle now, not pure economics. GM will deliver!

]]> By: noel park http://gm-volt.com/2008/04/29/ceo-of-compact-power-on-his-charge-to-build-the-volts-battery/#comment-39020 noel park Wed, 30 Apr 2008 22:31:15 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1043#comment-39020 #67 Statik: Thanks. As to the Cobalt, I sure hope you're right. As to more and more people caring about MPG, I know you're right #67 Statik:

Thanks.

As to the Cobalt, I sure hope you’re right.

As to more and more people caring about MPG, I know you’re right

]]> By: bruce g http://gm-volt.com/2008/04/29/ceo-of-compact-power-on-his-charge-to-build-the-volts-battery/#comment-39014 bruce g Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:52:41 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1043#comment-39014 Statik, My reaction to why A123 wants to do conversions is that they are undoubtedly more profitable than selling batteries to GM in compettition to CPI and they may not want to develop the capacity to build those 16KwHr batteries for a low volume trade with GM. Those addon kits are only 5KwHr I believe. Also they got burnt in China and may want to play it safe for a while. Howwzzaat? Statik,
My reaction to why A123 wants to do conversions is that they are undoubtedly more profitable than selling batteries to GM in compettition to CPI and they may not want to develop the capacity to build those 16KwHr batteries for a low volume trade with GM.
Those addon kits are only 5KwHr I believe.
Also they got burnt in China and may want to play it safe for a while.

Howwzzaat?

]]> By: Statik http://gm-volt.com/2008/04/29/ceo-of-compact-power-on-his-charge-to-build-the-volts-battery/#comment-39010 Statik Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:39:08 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1043#comment-39010 #54 Noel "Turbo 1.4L, 6 speed automatic Cobalt anyone? How about the belt hybrid system on an Aveo?" Beauty! My thoughts exactly. I guess the plan is to do exactly that for the 2009 model Cobalt (woohoo). But GM really needs to offer a more thrifty engine choice in alot (maybe all?) of it's models. Seems like a easier fix. Somepeople...well more and more people care about MPG now, and care less about how 'peppy' it is. Nice post. #54 Noel

“Turbo 1.4L, 6 speed automatic Cobalt anyone? How about the belt hybrid system on an Aveo?”

Beauty! My thoughts exactly. I guess the plan is to do exactly that for the 2009 model Cobalt (woohoo). But GM really needs to offer a more thrifty engine choice in alot (maybe all?) of it’s models.

Seems like a easier fix. Somepeople…well more and more people care about MPG now, and care less about how ‘peppy’ it is.

Nice post.

]]> By: Statik http://gm-volt.com/2008/04/29/ceo-of-compact-power-on-his-charge-to-build-the-volts-battery/#comment-39009 Statik Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:35:12 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1043#comment-39009 #41 Grizzly I realize they didn't actually say, "do whatever you like, we don’t need you,"and I don't think anyone would take it the way I wrote it in a literal sense. But by taking action and going direct to the customer they are 'telling' the automakers they are going forward regardless. And BDK and Dewalt have the majority of the market share for high end 36 volt power tools...obviously no one supplier is going to have 100 percent penetration. I said 'if' you have a high end tool it 'PROBABLY' has a A123 in it. Let's not split hairs if we can help it. If you have a conflicting opinion thats cool, free country and all. Hit me with your opinion of why A123 has gone to market to with a Lith battery, if not to make money in a segment faced with no major automaker deal. Or tell me who does own the market share in the high end power tool business, if not A123. #41 Grizzly

I realize they didn’t actually say, “do whatever you like, we don’t need you,”and I don’t think anyone would take it the way I wrote it in a literal sense. But by taking action and going direct to the customer they are ‘telling’ the automakers they are going forward regardless.

And BDK and Dewalt have the majority of the market share for high end 36 volt power tools…obviously no one supplier is going to have 100 percent penetration. I said ‘if’ you have a high end tool it ‘PROBABLY’ has a A123 in it.

Let’s not split hairs if we can help it. If you have a conflicting opinion thats cool, free country and all. Hit me with your opinion of why A123 has gone to market to with a Lith battery, if not to make money in a segment faced with no major automaker deal. Or tell me who does own the market share in the high end power tool business, if not A123.

]]> By: bruce g http://gm-volt.com/2008/04/29/ceo-of-compact-power-on-his-charge-to-build-the-volts-battery/#comment-39000 bruce g Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:43:04 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1043#comment-39000 Surely GM must be working frantically to get a diesel into their Saturns that are derived from Opels. Lets hope for GM's sake they are ready next year. Surely GM must be working frantically to get a diesel into their Saturns that are derived from Opels.
Lets hope for GM’s sake they are ready next year.

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